Combination belt and vest



May 15, 1945. A. PIOTROWSKI COMBINATION BELT AND VEST Filed April 22, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 15, 1945. A. PIOTROWSKI COMBINATION BELT AND VEST Filed April 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J-Pz'oira Wain" Patented May 15, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION BELT AND VEST Anthony Piotrowski, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 22, 1943, Serial No. 484,044

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination belt and vest especially adapted for use with trousers.

It is particularly aimed to provide such an article having a foundation belt equipped with novel means whereby trousers may be attached and supported on the wearer and a construction wherein vest sections are used as part of the belt, the article well adapting itself for use as a fancy or ornamental vest or article of clothing.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the combination belt and vest;

Figure 2 is an elevation looking toward the inner surface of the combination;

Figure 3 is anelevation looking toward the outer surface of the combination;

Figure 4 is a view showing the combination in place on a wearer; I

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view looking to ward the inner surface of the combination;

Figure 6 is a cross-section taken on the line 66 of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a cross-section taken on the line 1-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 8 is an elevation of a modified form; and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary elevation of a modification.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, the combination employs a belt generally designated H] which may be made of any suitable flexible material, as for instance a fabric of textile material, silk, leather, or any equivalent. This belt is adapted to be secured in place in any suitable manner as by means of a conventional buckle l I secured at one end thereof in cooperation with eyelets or grommets at l2 at the other end thereof, arranged in series so that the belt will be adjustable and when in place will be comfortable and not injurious to health.

It will be noted that at positions corresponding to the rear and hips of the wearer the belt is cut away as at l3 to provide depending flexible tabs or tongues Hi which are used in the fastening or suspension of trousers therefrom. The tabs l4 may be passed through loops in the trousers and the tabs then fastened through the medium of buttonholes l5 therein over buttons I6 on the belt mounted above the tabs and in line therewith. These tabs also will cooperate with any suitable trouser holders or special devices provided on the trousers, and which will permit the tabs to be passe therethrough and then body of the wearer and which provide sufficient area for the attachment of vest sections Hi to the belt. These sections I!) may be of any desired size or configuration and ornamentation or material, as for instance of a fabric such as textile fabric, silk, linen, or any combination thereof or any equivalent so as to provide the belt not only utiltarian in purpose but ornamented to any degree desired. These belt sections I 9 maybe attached in any suitable manner to the enlarged portions ll but preferably are attached by rows of stitching as at 20, and the vest sections 19 may have any suitable fabric or other lining material 21 and 22 stitched to portions thereof.

In order to fasten the Vest in place on the wearer, one section is provided with a series of buttonholes 23 which are engageable over the series of buttons 23 on the companion vest section. These buttons 24 as well as the buttons l6 may be ornamental, as for instance of crystal material or at least have heads of crystal material. One or both of the Vest sections l9 may be provided with pockets 25 on the exterior and pockets 26 on the interior.

The vest sections I9 preferably are gathered and elastic at portions 2'1, although such portions may be of inelastic material. However, they may be of rubberized fabric as preferred, and specifically of .a silk rubberized cloth.

Bridging the portions 21 are elastic straps 28 which may be of silk rubber fabric, tending to hold the portions 27 gathered. Strips 28 may be stitched in place at opposite ends 29 to the vest sections. In addition, a coverin 39 of silk rubber cloth or the like. may be disposed over and conceal the portions 21 and tapes 28 and ,be secured to the vest sections partly by the stitching at 20 and additional stitching as at 3i.

Adjacent the buttons and buttonholes the vest sections may be reinforced interiorly as by using hair cloth, flexible metal or plastic strips or any equivalent as at 32.

In Figure 8 I show a modified form of buckle connection. This form corresponds to the belt l0, except that two flexible straps of cloth, leather, or the like, like the belt III, are employed at each end at 33 and 34, two of them having buckles 35 attached thereto and adapted to enact with the eyelets or grommets 36 of the remaining straps 34.

In Figure 9 I show a modified form of vest section wherein the portion 21' thereof is elastic and of silk rubber cloth or fabric for example, stitched at 28 to sections Zia and Nb forming the vest section corresponding to that at l9; elastic tapes 28, however, being omitted, although they may be employed if desired.

Various changes may be resorted to provided that they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combination of the class described comprising a belt, buckle means to secure the ends together around the waist of a 'wearer, flexible tabs integral with and depending from the belt within the margins of the latter adapted for attachment through trousers to hold them in place, and means on the belt to secure the free ends of the tabs thereto, consisting of buttons on the belt, the tabs having holes engageable with said buttons.

2. A combination of the class described comprising a belt, buckle means to secure the ends together around the waist of a wearer, flexible tabs depending from the belt adapted for attachment through trousers to hold them in place, and means on the belt to secure the free ends of the tabs thereto, enlargements on said belt, vest sections spaced from each other and secured adjacent their inner ends to the enlargements, and means to secure the meeting edges of the vest sections together.

3. A combination of the class described comprising a belt, buckle means to secure the ends together around the waist of a wearer, flexible tabs depending from the belt within the margin of the latter adapted for attachment through trousers to hold them in place, and means on the belt to secure the free ends of the tabs thereto, enlargements on said belt, vest sections spaced from each other and secured adjacent their inner ends to the enlargements, and means to secure the meeting edges of the vest sections together consisting of buttons on One section and holes in the other section engageable with the buttons, said vest sections including elastic portions.

ANTHONY PIOTROWSKI. 

